tterer to the soldiers that had affairs with German girls. Also as the war ended, and Trudi father’s died, Trudi is animosity towards all those whom she loved that she lost. Trudi was very bitter towards the people of Burgdorf for sympathizing with her only because she lost her father. Never before had so many people cared for her, and she felt that many of the women treated the death as if Leo was their own spouse. The end of the Second World War left both Germany and Trudi very angry and upset.It is clear that Trudi Montage represents Germany in the novel “Stones from the River.” Trudi, being a dwarf, is a great metaphor to represent Germany. Trudi thinks that people do not like her because she is a dwarf, as Germany feels it is not liked because it is a small country. Trudi says she has good things to offer to other people as, Germany says it has good things to offer other nations. Trudi harasses people by sharing their secrets they confided within, as Germany does the harassing to get the World Wars started. The treatment of this metaphor is a complete success in the novel because a reader can really visualize how Trudi represents Germany in her everyday actions.4. Open-ended questions1. How and why was Germany disillusioned to believe that all Jews were bad, and should be punished for their beliefs?2. When it came to raising a hand to Heil Hitler, what were people’s reactions to this, and why?3. Many felt that all Jews should be turned in and punished. If you were living in Germany at the time, how would you feel and why?4. If you were Herr Blau, and a Jewish man came to your door for help, what would you do and why?5. When it came to respect for Hitler, would you have agreed with everything that he said to do? What would you agree with and why? What would you disagree with and why?6. Hans-Jurgen Braunmeier told his parents that “in the American prison camps, the Americans kept their prison...
